Oὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν, οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit.
Matt 7:18 [Textus Receptus (Elzevir) (1624)]21
Oὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν, οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν.
MSS: O (f2r-v), S, Σ, Φ, Ω (f42c2-43c1), 1, 4, 7, 8, 10 (f20r), 11 (f36r-v), 12 (p68), 18 (f10br), 22 (f5v-6r), 33, 34 (f38v), 35 (f8v), 36 (f41v), 43, 109 (f36v), 157, 201, 438, 439, 490, 500, 556, 700, 892, 1582, 1701 (f6v-7r), 2835 (f17rc1), ℓ339, ℓ1086 (f272rc1-2)
Matt 7:18 [Codex Sinaiticus (א or 01) (4th century)]
Oυ δυναται δενδρον· αγαθον καρπους πονηρους ποιειν ουδε δενδρον σαπρον καρπους καλους ενεγκειν /ποιειν
Matt 7:18 [Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 (B03) (4th century)]
Oὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς πονηροὺς ἐνεγκεῖν οὐδὲ δέ-δρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν
Matt 7:18 [Codex Ephraemi Syri Rescriptus (C04) (5th century)]
Oυ δυνα[…] […]δρον αγαθον καρπους πονηρους ποιειν· ουδε δενδρον σαπρον καρπους καλους ποιειν·
Matt 7:18 [Codex Basilensis (E07) (8th century)]21r
ου δυναται δενδρον αγαθον͵ καρπους πονηρους ποιειν, ουδε δενδρον σαπρον͵ καρπους καλους ποιειν·
Μαtt 7:18 [Codex Seidelianus I (Harley MS 5684) (G011) (9th century)]4rc2
ου δυναται δενδρον αγαθον· καρπους πονηροὺς ποιειν· Ουδε δένδρον σαπρον· καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιειν·
Matt 7:18 [Codex Cyprius (Grec 63) (K017) (9th century)]26v
οὐ δύνατε δένδρον ἀγαθὸν· καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν· οὐδὲ δένδρον· σαπρὸν· καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν·
MSS: K, 13, 44
Matt 7:18 [Codex Washingtonianus (W032) (5th century)]
Ου δυναται δενδρον αγαθον καρπους πονηρους ποιειν ουδε δενδρον σαπρον καρπους καλους ποιειν ·
Matt 7:18 [Codex Sangallensis 48 (Δ037) (9th century)]37
Ου δυναται δενδρον αγαθον· καρπους πονηρους ποιειν· Ουδε δενδρον σαπρον· καρπους καλους ποιειν·
Matt 7:18 [Minuscule 1 (Codex Basilensis A. N. IV. 2) (12th century)]167v
οὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν· καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν· οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν· καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν·
Matt 7:18 [Minuscule 44 (Add MS 4949) (12th century)]25v
οὐ δύνατε δένδρον ἀγαθὸν. καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν· οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρπȣοὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν.
Matt 7:18 [Minuscule 439 (Add MS 5107) (1159)]20rc2
οὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν.
Matt 7:18 [Peshitta]
ܠܳܐ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܰܚ ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ ܛܳܒ݂ܳܐ ܦ݁ܺܐܪܶܐ ܒ݁ܺܝܫܶܐ ܠܡܶܥܒ݁ܰܕ݂ ܘܠܳܐ ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ ܒ݁ܺܝܫܳܐ ܦ݁ܺܐܪܶܐ ܛܳܒ݂ܶܐ ܠܡܶܥܒ݁ܰܕ݂܂
Matt 7:18 [Old Syriac Curetonian (Codex Curetonianus Syriacus syc)]
ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ܂ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܛ̈ܒܐ܂
Matt 7:18 [Vulgate]
non potest arbor bona fructus malos facere neque arbor mala fructus bonos facere
Critical Apparatus :
(1) δυναται : א, B, C, E, G, M, O, S, W, Δ, Σ, Φ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 109, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 556, 700, 892, 1582, 1701, 2835, ℓ339, ℓ1086, Majority
(2) δυνατε : K, L, 9sup, 13, 44, 901
(3) ποιειν (i) : א, C, E, G, K, L, O, S, W, Δ, Σ, Φ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 109, 157, 201, 438, 439, 490, 500, 556, 700, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, 2835, ℓ339, ℓ1086, Majority
(4) ποιεν : 230
(5):ποιει : M
(6) ενεγκειν : B
(7) ουδε : א, B, C, E, G, K, M, O, S, W, Δ, Σ, Φ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 109, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 556, 700, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, 2835, ℓ339, ℓ1086, Majority
(8) ADD παλλιν : L
(9) ποιειν (ii) : א¹, B, C, E, G, K, L, M, O, S, W, Δ, Σ, Φ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 109, 157, 201, 230, 438, 439, 490, 500, 556, 700, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, 2835, ℓ339, ℓ1086, Majority
(10) ενεγκειν : א*
Tischendorf Mt 7:18
A Textual Commentary On Matthew 7:18